Right Jambs: Peter - Detail

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Title
Right Jambs: Peter - Detail
Contributor
Jane Vadnal (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jane Vadnal
Identifier
FCSP21635300
Description
Jamb figure; Gothic; North Porch, Central Portal, Right Jambs: Peter- DetailPeter (haloed) is dressed as a pope with a conical mitre. He carries his attribute, keys.He wears a pallium and a square breastplate with twelve precious stones. (described in Exodus 28:17-20). In the Old Testament, priests wore this to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel. In the Christian Church, it is said to stand for the twelve apostles.Note the armature from the halo to the back of his head.Kidson and other scholars believe this statue and the statue of Melchisodech opposite it, were added later when the buttress was cut back to allow the construction of the North Porch. (Kidson, p. 33).; North Porch, Central Portal
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.
Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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